VIVA Collections of Politicians Papers
March 4, 2004
George Mason University
Emilie F. Miller (SS) – no dates– no size
Library of Virginia
James Lawson Kemper (HOD) 1804-1951 - .45 cu. ft.
George Rust Jr. (HOD) 1788-1858 - .225 cu. ft.
Owen B. Pickett (HOD) 1955-1988 - 20.475 cu. ft.
Whittington W. Clement (HOD) 1988-2001 - 3 cu. ft.
Zachariah Johnston (HOD) 1742-1856 - .225 cu. ft.
Old Dominion University
Stanley Clay Walker (HOD) 1959-1977 - 35 lf
J. Warren White (HOD) 1970-1979 - 15 lf
E. Stephens (HOD & SS) 1949-1961- 2.5 lf
Peter Kostas Babalas (SS) – no dates- .75 lf
James W. Roberts (HOD) 1948-1968- 8 Hollinger document cases
Henry Evans Howell Jr. (HOD & SS) 1948-1976- 198 Hollinger document cases
Beverly Randolph Middleton (HOD) 1945-1974- 3 lf
Benjamin A. Banks (HOD) 1900-1974- 8 lf
Edythe C. Harrison (HOD) 1961-1993
Thomas R. McNamara (HOD & SS) 1967-1976- 34.5 lf
University of Virginia
Twentieth-century Virginia and national political and public affairs collections include the papers of U.S.
Senators Carter Glass, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., and Jr., and William B. Spong, as well as those of many
representatives such as Howard Worth Smith. Cabinet officers are represented by the papers of Secretary of
State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Attorney General Homer Stille Cummings, and Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson. Other areas in which the collections are strong include business records, the military, especially
from the Civil War, and environmental groups. Per
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/collections/overview.html
Armistead L. Boothe (HOD & SS) 1948-1969- 9.25 lf
James D. Johnston (HOD) 1811-1911- 1 lf
Virginia Commonwealth University
Eleanor P. Sheppard (HOD) 1924-1978- 16 lf
John C. Watkins (HOD & SS) 1979-1999- 134.4 lf
Virginia Historical Society
FitzGerald Bemiss (HOD & SS) 1952-1988- 6 archival boxes
J. Sargeant Reynolds (HOD) 1965-1991- 18 ms. boxes
Benjamin J. Lambert III (HOD & SS) 1991-2000- 5.5 lf
William and Mary
Herbert H. Bateman (SS) 1946-1982– 12,731 items
G. Walter Mapp (SS) 1885-1935– 10,139 items
Mills E. Godwin Jr. (HOD & SS) 1947-1989- 42,070 items and 7 cartons
Archibald Woods (HOD) 1777-1893- 2,775 items
Archibald Austin (HOD) 1765-1939- 10,706 items
Virginia Tech: 20th Century VA Politicians
APPERSON FAMILY… 7 l.f. … includes … Harvey Black Apperson (1890-1948), State Senator
and Attorney General of Virginia. … finding aid in Virginia Heritage database. Ms74-003.
FARRIER FAMILY. PAPERS, 1894-1972. 60.0 cu. ft. Martin P. (1869-1946) and his son, Andrew
L. (?-1972) Farrier, lawyers in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. Each was a trial lawyer and each
served in the Virginia General Assembly. Ms74-011.
GIESEN, CHARLOTTE C. PAPERS, 1987. 0.1 cu. ft. Republican member of Virginia House of
Delegates from Montgomery County (1957-61). taped interview (April 1987) Ms87-009.
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WAMPLER, WILLIAM C. CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS, 1967-82. ~200 cu. ft. Republican
representative from Virginia's Ninth Congressional District, 1953-54, 1967-82. Unprocessed. Ms82003.
Virginia Tech: 20th Century Montgomery County Politics
FESSLER, MARY (1912-2000). PAPERS, ca. 1940-2001 (bulk 1967-1984). 5.5 cu. ft. and three
oversize folders. Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1977 to 1986. finding aid available. Ms
2001-012.
WEST, LINDSAY B. Papers, 1975-1996. .5 cu. ft. and 1 oversize folder. Montgomery County Board
of Supervisors, the New River Community Action Board, and the New River Valley Workshop,
Incorporated. Finding aid available. Ms2001-013.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY [VIRGINIA]. RECORDS, 196196, n.d. 11.0 cu. ft. Inventory available. Ms97-016.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY [VIRGINIA] DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. RECORDS, 1961-94.
3.0 cu. ft. Correspondence, newsclippings, meeting minutes, and rosters concerning the committee,
local politics, and the Congressional, Senatorial, and Presidential races of the 1970s, 1980s, and
1990s. Includes information about the specific campaigns and tenures of Rick Boucher (9th District
Congressional Representative), L. Douglas Wilder (as Governor of Virginia, 1989-93), Al Gore and
Bill Clinton (1992 Presidential campaign), Don Beyer (Lieutenant Governor campaign), Mary Sue
Terry for Attorney General (1989) and Governor (1993), and Joan Munford and Jim Shuler for the
12th District Virginia House of Delegates. Ms89-061.
Virginia Tech: 19th Century Virginia Politicians
JANNEY, JOHN. PAPERS, 1820-1871. Virginia Secession Convention
8 cu. ft. Finding aid available online. Ms2000-019.
PRESTON, JOHN (1764-1827). PAPERS, 1806-20, 1844, n.d. (HOD, SS, Tresurer) 1810-1819
0.2 cu. ft. Finding aid available in the Virginia Heritage database. Ms94-034.
TYLER, J. HOGE (1846-1925). FAMILY PAPERS, 1800-1950. Virginia State Senator (1877-79),
Lt. Governor (1890-94), and Governor (1898-1902)..
45.0 cu. ft. Ms67-002.
SULLIVAN FAMILY. PAPERS, 1869-1902. (HOD) 1891-92
0.8 cu. ft. Inventory available. Ms56-001.
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